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In Los Angeles, several young people are murdered, each victim sharing a mental or physical disability. Psychologist Alex Delaware leads the inquiry, exposing a neo‑Nazi organization committed to a vision of racial purity that underlies the killings.
First publish date: January 1, 1988
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Jonathan Kellerman
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